FILES
*debtCeilingPreOutcome.dta: Pre-outcome data used for matching and assessing balance before votes were counted.
*debtCeilingCertified.dta: Post-outcome data used for assessing treatment effects with vote shares and win rates.
*debtMatch.R: R code that calls the file debtCeilingPreOutcome.dta for the purpose of matching and assessing balance.
*debtAnalysis.R: R code that calls the file debtCeilingCertified.dta for the purpose of testing the hypotheses and capturing the treatment effect.

CODEBOOK
All of the following variables are in both debtCeilingPreOutcome.dta and debtCeilingCertified.dta:

*name: Incumbent's name.
*party: String variable coded "R" for Republican and "D" for Democratic.
*abbr: Two-letter postal code abbreviation for the incumbent's home state.
*state: Full name of the incumbent's home state.
*olddist: Incumbent's district number in 2010.
*newdist: Incumbent's district number in 2012.
*stcd_old: Four digit code combining a state index with district number from 2010.
*yes_ceiling: Indicator coded 1 if the member voted yes on S. 365, 0 if no.
*intermediate: Categorical variable for intermediate outcomes for the incumbent. 1=contested general election, 2=uncontested general election, 3=lost primary election, 4=retired, 5=seeking another office, 6=resigned, 7=seat was vacant at the time of the vote.
*nominate1: First dimension score on NOMINATE calculated for 2011 roll call votes.
*abs_nom: Absolute value of NOMINATE score, capturing ideological extremity as distance from zero.
*obama08: Obama's percentage of the two-party vote in 2008 in the incumbent's old district.
*dem_vote10: The Democratic House candidate's share of the two-party vote in the incumbent's old district in 2010.
*inc_dem: Indicator coded 1 if the incumbent is a Democrat, 0 if Republican.
*unop10: Indicator coded 1 if the incumbent was unopposed in the 2010 general election, 0 otherwise.
*inc_vote10: Incumbent's share of the two-party vote in 2010.
*cash_july11: Incumbent's campaign cash on hand in July 2011, based on FEC report.
*log_cash: Logarithm of campaign cash on hand in July 2011.

The following variables are unique to debtCeilingCertified.dta:
*stcd_new: Four digit code combining a state index with district number from 2012.
*incPctAP: Associated Press initial report of the incumbent's share of the two-party vote. (Used only in preliminary analysis.)
*winAP: Declared winner based on Associated Press initial reports. Coded 1 if the incumbent 1, 0 otherwise. (Used only in preliminary analysis.)
*demvote: Number of votes for the Democratic candidate in 2012 based on certified Secretary of State results.
*repvote: Number of votes for the Republican candidate in 2012 based on certified Secretary of State results.
*dem: Indicator coded 1 if the incumbent is a Democrat, 0 if Republican.
*no: Indicator coded 1 if the incumbent voted against S. 365, 0 if yes.
*fullmatch: Indicator coded 1 if the member is part of the matched sample for whether incumbents retained their seat. 0 if excluded.
*sharematch: Incator coded 1 if the member is part of the matched sample for share of teh two-party vote. 0 if excluded.
*demShare: Democratic candidate's share of the two-party vote in 2012, based on certified Secretary of State election results.
*incShare: Incumbent's share of the two-party vote in 2012, based on certified Secretary of State election results.
*winCert: Indicator coded 1 if the Secretary of State certified the incumbent as the winner, 0 otherwise.

